Sociology Word Search
Play free online Sociology word search puzzles in your browser. Find hidden words themed around Sociology — no download or signup required. Choose Quick, Easy, Medium, or Hard difficulty and track stars as you clear each pack.
This theme includes about 20 puzzles across difficulty levels.
Difficulty packs: Quick: 5 · Easy: 5 · Tough: 5 · Champ: 5.
Sample words: FAD, MOB, BAR, EGO, NEW, LAG, GAY, AGE, MEAN, MAYO, MARX, CRIME, CYCLE, DRIFT.
Sociology word list, defined
- FAD /fæd/ · noun
- A style, activity, or interest that becomes extremely popular for a short time and then quickly loses favor; a passing craze. Related: craze, trend, vogue, mania.
- MOB /mɒb/ (British); /mɑːb/ (US) · noun, verb
- A mob is a large, often disorderly crowd or an organized criminal group. As a verb, it means to surround, crowd, or attack someone as a group. Related: crowd, gang, horde, throng.
- BAR /bɑːr/ · noun, verb
- As a noun, a bar is a long rigid piece of metal or wood, or an establishment serving alcoholic drinks. As a verb, to bar is to fasten or obstruct something, preventing entry or passage. Related: rod, counter, pub, blockade.
- EGO /ˈiːɡoʊ/ · noun
- A person's sense of self-esteem, self-importance, or identity; the conscious thinking self. In Freudian psychology, the part of the mind that mediates between the id and the superego and deals with external reality. Related: self-esteem, self-image, vanity, conceit.
- NEW /nuː/ · adjective, adverb, noun
- Recently made, acquired, introduced, or experienced; different from a former or original version; or not previously encountered. As an adverb, it means anew or for the first time, and as a noun, it can refer to a newly arrived person. Related: fresh, recent, modern, novel.
- LAG /læɡ/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, “lag” means a delay or a period of time between one event and another. As a verb, it means to move or develop more slowly than expected or than someone or something else. Related: delay, falling behind, slowness, backwardness.
- GAY /ɡeɪ/ · adjective, noun, and obsolete verb
- Having or expressing romantic or sexual attraction to people of the same sex; it is also used as an identity label within the LGBTQ+ community. In older literary and formal usage, it meant cheerful, lively, bright, or confident, and these senses are now dated except in limited contexts. Related: homosexual, queer.
- AGE /eɪdʒ/ · noun, verb
- The length of time that a person or thing has existed; a particular period of history. As a verb, to grow old or cause something to grow old. Related: era, period, epoch, lifetime.
- MEAN /miːn/ · adjective; verb
- As an adjective, mean signifies unkind, ungenerous, or lacking in compassion; it can also describe something of low quality, size, or importance. As a verb, mean signifies to intend or signify, to interpret, or to represent a particular value or average. Related: unkind, unkindly, petty, stingy.
- MAYO /ˈmeɪoʊ/ · noun
- A thick, creamy condiment made from eggs and oil, usually seasoned with salt and other ingredients. It is a shortened form of mayonnaise and is especially common in American English. Related: mayonnaise, egg mayonnaise, mayo.
- CRIME /kraɪm/ · noun
- An action or omission that constitutes an offence and is punishable by law; more broadly, such actions considered as a whole or as a social phenomenon. Related: offence, felony, misdemeanor, wrongdoing.
- CYCLE /ˈsaɪkəl/ · noun, verb
- A cycle is a series of events that repeats regularly in the same order; as a verb, it means to ride a bicycle or to move through such a recurring sequence. Related: round, rotation, sequence, pattern.
- DRIFT /drɪft/ · noun and verb
- As a verb, drift means to be carried slowly along by a current of water or air, or to move gradually and aimlessly without a fixed course. As a noun, it refers to a slow, steady movement or the mass of material (such as snow) piled up by wind or water. Related: float, wander, meander, roam.
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